Chapter 228: Take every step

The people sent out by Dumo Branch have not heard of it for ten days. Even if they encounter Tang army, there should be some remaining soldiers who have escaped. But now, there is no remaining soldiers. He is as anxious as an ant on a hot pot, paced back and forth in the tent with his hands behind his back.

Dumozhi led his troops to escape first in the First Thunder Ye War, which led to the collapse of the Great Food Army. He fled to Shiguo first, but was expelled from the country by the Shiguo army. Finally, he hid in the Qianquan Mountain area. When Qiyade attacked Thunder Ye, he seized the opportunity and used sweet words to deceive Qiyade's trust. He led his troops to lead the way for the Great Food People. He was willing to be a lackey, and he attacked the city and seized the land. Finally, he rewarded the merits and obtained Thunder Ye City. However, because the Shiguo army could not stop Duan Xiushi from breaking through, he lost the opportunity to get Thunder Ye.

The first thing Dumozhi did when he got the Saiye was to use the most cruel means to kill all his old enemies. Erweitler was chopped into meat sauce by his personal soldiers, his wife and daughter were all killed in the wheel camp, and the rest of the Tukki Nobles were killed, and the family wealth was robbed and the women were stolen.

The Han people were later affected. Most of the Han people withdrew in advance with the Han and Tang dynasties, but a small number of people who were unwilling to leave were unfortunate. They died and lost money. All the Han people's houses were burned down by fire. The entire Suoye City was ruined by his army. In the end, Dumozhi ordered that all Turks and Tuqi Shi people should restore their traditions and not be allowed to live in tents. Those who do not follow will be killed. So thousands of people were empty and tents were piled on the streets.

Due to the continuous internal strife of the Tuqi Shi people for decades, the population has dropped sharply from hundreds of thousands at its peak to 70,000 to 80,000 now. However, these 70,000 to 80,000 were exploited by Dumochi to an army of nearly 30,000 people, and nearly half of them have joined the army. From the age of sixty to the 14-year-old boy, they have been forced to carry heavy spears.

Their property and food were also subject to military control, that is, they were controlled by the army, and rations were distributed according to the minimum standards every day. This was also one of the means for Dumozhi to control the army. Anyone who complained would immediately stop his family's rations, use his family as hostages, and force soldiers to work for him.

The most worrying thing about Dumozhi was that the Tang army made a comeback. He already knew that Gao Xianzhi had been transferred, and he had returned his son-killing enemy Li Qing'an. In addition to hatred, he also made him feel furious. In order to prevent the Tang army from making a comeback, he came up with an impersonation of the Uighurs to attack Beiting guard and capture the castle, and sent his most capable adopted son Wupei Modagan and the most elite headquarters with three thousand troops, but they were like mud cows entering the sea, with no news.

Dumozhi had already vaguely guessed that it was probably annihilated by the Tang army, which made him feel heartbroken. He was the elite warrior who had been following him!

"Governor, the messenger of the Great Food has arrived!"

A report came from outside the tent. Dumozhi was named Governor of Suiye by Dashi. Although he proclaimed himself Moren Khan, he had to accept the title of Governor. After all, Khan wanted to be enthroned by the Tang court, and Dashi is now his master, so he had to accept the enthronement of Dashi.

"Please come in!"

Dumozhi was a little uneasy. After obtaining the Shattered Leaf, he bought a large number of weapons, leather armor and other equipment from Dashi one after another. He agreed to pay in five times, but he has only paid twice so far. The first time was to pay with wealth plundered from the Shattered Leaf nobles. The second time he paid 300,000 sheep, and the third payment was due at the beginning of the month. Ten days later, the fourth payment period also arrived. He was unable to pay at all. Will the Dashi Messenger arrive today to urge him for payment?

Just when he was uneasy, the messenger of the Great Food came in, and a total of three people came. The three of them were very interesting. The head was a civil servant wearing a black robe with two beards and quite smart and capable. He tied his belt and was full of energy. He held a few rolls of sheepskin documents in his hand. His full spirit made Dumochi frightened. Isn’t the sheepskin in his hand his contract to buy weapons?

The debt collector did not take a nap. He felt guilty and hurriedly looked at the second person. The second person was a military general, wearing a piece of iron armor and a spear in his hand. He was burly and powerful. A big beard and a pair of small eyes made his mighty and cunning. The third person was about sixty years old, with a gray beard and a long robe, but he had no belt. He was wrapped around from head to toe like a face pocket, holding a Quran in his hand, and seemed to be an imam.

The first civil servant Dumozhi knew him. He came when he asked for debts for the second time, and was called Mustafa. The names of the great cannibals were similar, and there were only a few around. For example, Mustafa. Both of them came to ask for debts for the second time, and both of them were called this name. Dumozhi couldn't remember it. One tall and the other short, so he was called Great Mustafa and Little Mustafa. The one who came today was Little Mustafa. Although he was short, his mind was better than anyone else. He was a tax official in Samarkand. Dumozhi did not dare to neglect and quickly smiled and said, "Haha! I said why I was so happy when I woke up early this morning. It turned out that it was an old friend who came."

Mustafa could speak Turkic, so he smiled and hugged him tightly, saying, "My arrival may not be a happy event!"

"Where! Where! A friend is coming is a happy event."

Dumozhigan smiled, but quickly planned a countermeasure in his heart. Now the Tang army is showing signs of dispatching troops to the west. It is very likely that the soldiers will crush Ye. He can use this excuse to delay. Thinking of this, he quickly asked the three of them to sit down enthusiastically, but the general and the imam did not sit down, but stood behind Mustafa, as if he was his follower. Dumozhigan was thinking about paying off the debt, but he didn't care about them and quickly ordered people to take horse milk tea.

Before Mustafa asked for money, he sighed: "The Tang army launched a large-scale mobilization of troops. The main force of Beiting has entered the five cities in the north, and the Anxi army in the south has also left Lingshan Pass and is advancing towards Shuye. A war is imminent. I wonder if General Qiyade can help me?"

He blocked the other party's topic first, but the officer of the Great Food was interested and asked quickly: "How many troops does the Tang army have?"

Mustafa waved his hand and ordered him not to speak. He opened the parchment roll and pushed it to Dumochi and said with a smile: "The war has nothing to do with me. I am ordered by General Chiyad to ask for two old accounts. One is the 150,000 Dhs silver coins that expired at the beginning of the month, and the tax of 10,000 Dhs silver coins that was originally promised by the governor of Dumochi. It has been owed seven months so far, totaling 70,000 Dhs silver coins. The fourth payment that will expire in ten days is also 150,000 Dhs silver coins. This adds up to 370,000 Dhs silver coins. Now General Chiyad says that the money and food that is tight to suppress the rebellion in the river is in urgent need of this money. Please prepare the Dumochi today and I will take it back tomorrow."

Dumozhi's old face suddenly turned into pig liver color. After a while, he said embarrassedly: "The Battle of Broken Leaf is coming, and we are also spending a lot of money and food. We really have no money to pay back!"

"No money?"

Mustafa's face suddenly changed and he said coldly: "You slapped General Qiyad's chest and promised him that he would ask for money and food. General Qiyad gave you the broken leaves and sold your arms. Now that he has obtained the broken leaves and the weapon, you regretted that you have no money. Is this bullying me? "

Mustafa's tone showed chills, and Dumochi waved his hands in fear, "No! No! I will never dare to bully Dashi. But after getting the Broken Leaf, I found that some situations were different from before, so I couldn't afford to pay the money. Please understand."

"What's the difference?" Mustafa's tone calmed down a little, but his face was still cold and there was no smile.

Dumochi hurriedly explained: "That's right, I know that many Han people in Saiye are rich, especially if they have a Han and Tang dynasty, they are even richer than the country. But for some reason, he actually got the news in advance that he fled a month before the Great Food Army attacked Saiye. All the money was taken away, which made my plan fail...."

"wrong!"

Mustafa interrupted him sternly, "You bought weapons and equipment from Dashi after you got the Broken Leaf. At that time, you already knew that you had no money, but you were still greedy and spoke very much. It can be seen that you have no sincerity to repay the money. Governor Dumozhi, I will follow the truth to General Qiyad, no! I want to report to the Muslim Governor."

Dumao's legs were so scared that he said in a crying voice: "Sir, I don't want to pay back the money, I really have no money. I only have 30,000 sheep in my hand. What do you want me to pay it back?"

"Hmph! Thirty thousand sheep are not enough to pay interest."

Mustafa snorted heavily and pondered for a moment, saying, "Okay! For your loyalty to the food, I will go back and convince General Chiad to give Fergan and Bahan's extra money, and you will wait for another half a year."

Dumochi was overjoyed. As soon as he opened to thank him, Mustafa waved his hand and stopped him, "I haven't finished speaking yet!"

"Yes! Yes!" Dumochi was silent and agreed repeatedly.

"General Ziyad is also worried that you will not pay the money yet, so he put forward two conditions to delay it."

"Sir, please tell me!" Dumochi was already in a state of anxiety. As long as he slowed down, he would never frown even if he took his woman to pay off his debts.

Mustafa looked back at the two people behind him and slowly introduced him: "This general is called Sauda, ​​and he is a favorite general under General Chiad. From today on, he will be the military instructor of the thunder cavalry."

Although there is a word of difference in guidance and command, Dumochi's heart was still a little cold. It was Chiad who came to seize his military power. Before he could speak, Mustafa pointed to the imam and said, "This is the prophet's disciple, who came from Damascus. His name is Abala. From today on, he will be teaching in the Saiye. You must assist. No matter what method you use, within three, all the people and soldiers of Saiye must convert to Allah."

One was to seize his military power and the other was to seize his faith. Dumochi had a very conflicted heart. He wanted to agree or not, but he never dared. If he agreed, he could not explain to his subordinates.

"What, don't you want to agree?" Mustafa stared at him fiercely.

"I, I..." Du Mochi's lips trembled, and sweat beads rolled down his forehead. "Can I think about it?"

"There is nothing to think about. If you don't agree, I'll leave!" Mustafa stood up and walked out of the tent.

When I walked to the door of the tent, Dumochi's hoarse and angry voice finally came from behind me: "Operation, I agree, I agree!"

Mustafa finally showed a faint smile on the corner of his mouth.

What the Great Cannibal brought to Dumozhi was not as simple as a commander and a missionary. What they brought was a team, an invading army composed of fifty officers and thirty missionaries. They not only had to control the body of the Tuqi Shi people, but also their spirit. This is Abu.

The Muslims' decision was that when they had no time to draw troops to reinforce Saiye, they used Saiye's Tuqi Shi people to fight against the westward advance of the Tang Dynasty. History made a cruel joke in Saiye. Thirty years ago, the Tang Dynasty used the Tuqi Shi to resist the eastward expansion of the Dashi, but at this moment, the Dashi used the Tuqi Shi to fight against the westward advance of the Tang Dynasty.

But history will not be repeated simply. The large-scale mobilization of the Tang army has ended, and a step-by-step offensive began. Ten thousand Tang troops remained in Fengming City as a backup, led by general Duan Xiushi, to prevent the thunder and cavalry from detouring to attack the rear of the Tang army, and at the same time, they are also preventing the Dashi Army from attacking from the north.

The 20,000 Tang troops advanced south slowly and steadily at a speed of thirty miles a day. The 6,000-An Western Army of Bahuan City, led by Li Fei Yuanli and Cui Qianyou, crossed Lingshan and approached Sailye. The Tang army attacked both sides, and the Sailye Tuqi Shiren actively responded under the command of the Dashi officer. They adopted the strategy of attacking north and defending south, dividing 30,000 Tuqi Shiren into two, and concentrated 25,000 young and strong people in the north to prepare to fight against the main force of the Tang army. The south was chosen to defend Heli City to the death without fighting with the Tang army on the southern front. The clouds of war had already enveloped the sky above Sailye, and the battle was about to begin.

A hundred miles south of Fengming City, the main force of the Tang army had approached the Saiyechuan Valley, but when the Tang army arrived here, they were stationed in the camp. The area was gentle, with dense forests and abundant hills and grasslands. The valleys and Gobi were in the north, and the rolling mountains were rolling mountains. The towering Almadai Peak was covered with snow. The snow water melted into dozens of rivers of all sizes. Some of them flowed into the Rehai Sea. Most of the rivers were injected into the Yili River. The sufficient water source and fertile land made this place the richest place in Outer Saiye. More than a thousand years later, it became the capital of a country, Almaty.

The Tang army's camp was stationed on a hill, and huge fences surrounded the Tang army camp tents. A trench of depth and width were dug around it, attracting a river of water to pour in, and a suspension bridge was built to form a temporary fortress.

Early this morning, Li Qing'an led dozens of generals to explore the terrain nearby. He rode his horse and the huge eagle king hovered above his head. This was the season with the strongest spring. Groups of antelope and red deer ran on the gentle hillside. Not far away was a large forest that stretched to the front of the mountain. What interested Li Qing'an was that a large part of the large forests in this area were apple trees. In the Han Dynasty, the apples here were spread to the Central Plains and were called red tartars, but they were far less spectacular than here.

He pointed to a gap in the distance with interest and said to the generals: "A guard castle should be established here to guard the periphery of Shaye, and echo the Fengming City."

Li Guangbi looked at him for a moment and smiled at Li Qing'an, "The terrain of this area is very good, with many rivers, mild climate and very fertile land. I suggest that a county can be established here and a large number of migrating Han people to farm here."

Li Qingan didn't expect that Li Guangbi's thoughts were so radical, even further than he thought, so he smiled and asked the generals, "What do you think?"

Li Siye smiled and said to the interface: "I will add one more sentence, and I will call this county Qing'an County. What do you think?"

Everyone expressed their approval, and Li Siye's flattery made Li Qing'an feel happy. He said happily: "The name Qing'an is good, Jiqing'an is very suitable for the county name. It's just decided to take off the broken leaves. We will run it here, and this county is called Qing'an County."

At this time, a cavalry rushed forward and reported: "Report to the general, the scout has discovered the enemy, less than twenty miles from the mouth of the Suiye Valley."

"How many people are there?"

"About six thousand people."

‘Six thousand people?’ Li Qingan sneered disdainfully, turned around and said to everyone: “Since the business is here, we should open it.”

The six thousand cavalrymen of Tuqishi did not immediately come to fight against the Tang army. They also discovered the main force of the Tang army. After rushing to the entrance of Suye Valley, they slowed down. On the surface, it seemed that the huge difference in force between the two armies made them dare not act rashly, but in fact, Dumozhi and the instructor Sawuda had differences in their strategies to deal with the Tang army.

Sauda's position in the Tukshi army was equivalent to that of later military advisers. He held the decision-making power of the Tukshi army. Sauda was in his early thirties and was born in a martial arts family in Samarkand. He was proficient in Persian martial arts since he was a child. Unfortunately, when he was young, he was captured by the Qubodi army in the eastern expedition and became a slave. When he was eighteen years old, he was bought by Chiyad's father and became a servant who accompanied Chiyad to practice martial arts. He was deeply appreciated by Chiyad, released as a free man, and became his brother.

This time, Sauda was sent to guide Tuqi Shi to resist the Tang army. On the surface, he helped Tuqi Shi people to save Shuye, but in fact his real task was to observe the Tang army's tactics. Whether Shuye can be saved is not important for the cannibals. What is important is to understand the enemy.

Sauda has rich combat experience. He will test the Tang army from all aspects, such as the tactics of small-scale conflicts in Tang, the characteristics of the Tang army's deployment of large-scale battles, and even the methods of the Tang army's siege. The storm was just his experimental subject. This time he ordered only 6,000 people to go to war, just to understand what the characteristics of the Tang army's combat will be when fighting in small-scale battles or when fighting more or less.

His abnormal way of transferring troops made Dumozhi extremely disgusted. It was obvious that the thunder cavalry sent people to death. Dumozhi had already realized that Sauda had ulterior motives. He had been patient. When he was about to encounter the main force of the Tang army, he finally couldn't help it.

Just when Sauda ordered to launch an attack on the Tang army, Dumozhi made the opposite decision, guarding the mouth of the Shuye Valley and not attacking the Tang army.
Chapter completed!